SUITABILITY: 3-6 players, best at 4 maybe. PLAYABILITY: I will propose, I'll never refuse. COMMENT: awesome political game with a mix of area control and economy having simple rules at the same time. Turbo underrated, gets better and better with every session. Group (experience) dependent. Easy to play hard to master. Fun out of the roof for below 20 euro. VERDICT: must have and foundation of my current collection. I'll never sell it.
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Imperial 2030
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
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Card sleeves in this game
130 cards of 45.0mm width and 78.0mm of height
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(50 Pcs)
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Description
Imperial 2030 is a game on its own, based on the rules of Imperial. The six powers (USA, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Brazil) develop their industrial basis and build up armies and fleets. They fight over control of neutral land and sea areas in order to become the most powerful nation worldwide.
In this game it is not the players who take turns, but the six powers, one after another. The players are just internationally operating investors who act in the background. By giving money to the six powers, which all have their own treasuries, the players influence the politics. The biggest investor in each nation gains control of that nation's government and decides what the nation will do. As control of a government can change with each new investment, players may control several governments at the same time. As investors, players should not get too attached to their preferred nation, but rather focus on where their investments have the best rates of return. Essentially the game is about money, and not about military domination!
Imperial 2030 was released at Essen 2009 by PD-Games and Rio Grande Games. Compared to "Imperial" there will be some new features:
- new wooden bits
- the Swiss Bank
- a new 30 million bond to invest in
- more neutral territory, generating higher taxation
- fewer home provinces
- control of canals (Panama and Suez).
For those who already owned Imperial, there was the opportunity to get only the new map and bonds at Essen '09, as it can be played with the old wooden bits as well.
In this game it is not the players who take turns, but the six powers, one after another. The players are just internationally operating investors who act in the background. By giving money to the six powers, which all have their own treasuries, the players influence the politics. The biggest investor in each nation gains control of that nation's government and decides what the nation will do. As control of a government can change with each new investment, players may control several governments at the same time. As investors, players should not get too attached to their preferred nation, but rather focus on where their investments have the best rates of return. Essentially the game is about money, and not about military domination!
Imperial 2030 was released at Essen 2009 by PD-Games and Rio Grande Games. Compared to "Imperial" there will be some new features:
- new wooden bits
- the Swiss Bank
- a new 30 million bond to invest in
- more neutral territory, generating higher taxation
- fewer home provinces
- control of canals (Panama and Suez).
For those who already owned Imperial, there was the opportunity to get only the new map and bonds at Essen '09, as it can be played with the old wooden bits as well.
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Movement Commodity Speculation Stock Holding |
| Categories: | Economic |
| Alternative names: | Imperial 2030 大国崛起 2030 (大國崛起 2030) Imperial 2030 Империал 2030 大国崛起 2030 (大國崛起 2030) |
| BARCODE: | 655132003995 |
| In 2 wishlists In 15 collections This was seen 10851 times | |
Description
Imperial 2030 is a game on its own, based on the rules of Imperial. The six powers (USA, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Brazil) develop their industrial basis and build up armies and fleets. They fight over control of neutral land and sea areas in order to become the most powerful nation worldwide.
In this game it is not the players who take turns, but the six powers, one after another. The players are just internationally operating investors who act in the background. By giving money to the six powers, which all have their own treasuries, the players influence the politics. The biggest investor in each nation gains control of that nation's government and decides what the nation will do. As control of a government can change with each new investment, players may control several governments at the same time. As investors, players should not get too attached to their preferred nation, but rather focus on where their investments have the best rates of return. Essentially the game is about money, and not about military domination!
Imperial 2030 was released at Essen 2009 by PD-Games and Rio Grande Games. Compared to "Imperial" there will be some new features:
- new wooden bits
- the Swiss Bank
- a new 30 million bond to invest in
- more neutral territory, generating higher taxation
- fewer home provinces
- control of canals (Panama and Suez).
For those who already owned Imperial, there was the opportunity to get only the new map and bonds at Essen '09, as it can be played with the old wooden bits as well.
In this game it is not the players who take turns, but the six powers, one after another. The players are just internationally operating investors who act in the background. By giving money to the six powers, which all have their own treasuries, the players influence the politics. The biggest investor in each nation gains control of that nation's government and decides what the nation will do. As control of a government can change with each new investment, players may control several governments at the same time. As investors, players should not get too attached to their preferred nation, but rather focus on where their investments have the best rates of return. Essentially the game is about money, and not about military domination!
Imperial 2030 was released at Essen 2009 by PD-Games and Rio Grande Games. Compared to "Imperial" there will be some new features:
- new wooden bits
- the Swiss Bank
- a new 30 million bond to invest in
- more neutral territory, generating higher taxation
- fewer home provinces
- control of canals (Panama and Suez).
For those who already owned Imperial, there was the opportunity to get only the new map and bonds at Essen '09, as it can be played with the old wooden bits as well.
Card sleeves in this game
130 cards of 45.0mm width and 78.0mm of height
3x
(50 Pcs)
2x
(100 Pcs)
2x
(110 Pcs)
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Movement Commodity Speculation Stock Holding |
| Categories: | Economic |
| Alternative names: | Imperial 2030 大国崛起 2030 (大國崛起 2030) Imperial 2030 Империал 2030 大国崛起 2030 (大國崛起 2030) |
| BARCODE: | 655132003995 |
| In 2 wishlists In 15 collections This was seen 10851 times | |
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What players say · data and reviews published by users of BoardGameGeek
How many players it plays best with · 161 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 2 recommend it, 89 do not recommend it
- 2 3 3 say it plays best, 39 recommend it, 76 do not recommend it
- 3 22 22 say it plays best, 80 recommend it, 19 do not recommend it
- 4 98 98 say it plays best, 38 recommend it, 2 do not recommend it
- 5 51 51 say it plays best, 53 recommend it, 12 do not recommend it
- 6 33 33 say it plays best, 53 recommend it, 30 do not recommend it
- 6+ 0 0 say it plays best, 4 recommend it, 58 do not recommend it
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A selection of reviews rated 8 or higher.
Perfect! Relatively simple rules but very challenging brain trainer. A bit too long. Continuous recovering of miliary damages caused by opponents becomes boring after 2 hours of such repetitive activities. I would love to play it on time limit basis instead of waiting as first global power reaches 25 points. Let's say the game finishes after 2 hours when Europe as last in turn finishes it's turn. I'm sure it wouldn't harm the game.
i have 1830 and love it, and when i find this game i bought it immediately, it is such a wonderful game ! i love the idea, rules are very easy but game play is very challenging and interesting. you need diplomacy and calculation. very unique strategy game.
This game has supplanted Twilight Imperium for me. The countries look like they are playing a TI/Diplomacy-like game, but the investors who control them are ultimately looking out only for their own portfolios, which has many knock-on effects. Leader-bashing, or even knowing who the leader is, can be difficult in this game. And it's good with 4 to 6 players, a flexibility in player count that's rare for diplomatic games.
Same rating as Imperial. The scale is different, and play has to adjust accordingly. I went with groupthink on this one for awhile, and I shouldn't have done that.
CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.